Improvement in candlesticks



C. W. BLAKESLEE.

Candlestick.

No. 13,450. Patented Aug. 21,- I855.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\V. BTAAKESLEE, OF NORTHFIELD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN CANDLESTICKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 3,450, dated August 21,1855.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, O. V. BLAKESLEE, of Northfield, in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in the Construction of Candlesticks; andI dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawing making a part of this specification, said drawing" being a perspective view of my improvement.

The nature of my invention consists in extending the upper ends of the wires which form the body of the'candlestick through a dish-shaped plate, as will be presently shown and described, so as to form a spring-socket for the reception of the candle.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, 1 will proceed to describe it.

A represents a wire of suitable thickness bent in circular shape and forming the base of the candlestick. The body of the candlestick is formed offour pieces of wire a, the lower ends of which are soldered or attached in any proper way to the base A. The wires a are bent or curved in any proper form, so as to make an ornamental and well-shaped body. The upper ends of the wires a pass through a circular dish-shaped plate B near its edge or periphery at equal distances apart, and the wires are soldered or secured to the platein any proper manner. The upper parts of the wires a above the plate B are flattened and their upper ends are bent over, as shown in the drawing. The upper parts of the wires to form a clamp to secure the candle to the stick. The lower end of the candle is placed between the upper ends of the wires a and press down upon the plate B.

Candlesticks constructed as above described can be made extremely cheap, far cheaper than the commonest kinds in use, and also quite ornamental. There are no parts liable to get out of repair, nor are they liable to get broken or injured by unfair usage. For common use they are preferable to any now made, not only on account of cheapness, but also for durability.

I do not confine myself to any precise form or shape, for the wire may be curved in various forms, and various-sized wire may be used, according to the size and shape or form of the candlestick.

I do not claim forming the body and base of the candlestick of wire; neither do I claim a spring clamp or socket in itself considered or independently of the mode of constructing or formingt-he same as herein shown, for they have been previously used.

\Vhat I claim as new, and therefore desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Extending the wires a of the body of the candlestick through a dish-shaped plate B, substantially as shown, for the purpose of forming a spring-socket for the reception of the candle.

C. \V. BLA KESLEE.

WVitnesses:

LEVI HEXTON, II. I3. WooDWARD. 

